GKQ

GENERAL-KNOWLEDGE-QUIZ

How many capital cities do you know?

Take the general knowledge quiz on capital cities of the world

This quiz takes you through 194 countries. How many of their capital cities do you know? The quiz tells you your score at the end. It’s a multiple choice quiz of countries around the world featuring their national flags.

MEMORY FLASHCARDS

Not happy with your score on the General Knowledge Quiz of capital cities around the world? Then, take a gentle stroll through the capital city memory flashcards. Try to guess the capital city then click anywhere on the flashcard to reveal the answer. Click again for a new country flashcard. The countries are sorted alphabetically into bite size sections to make it easier to learn and progress.

BONUS

Click the name of the country and you’re directed to information about that country! Click on the flag and you’re linked to the location on a google map! Once on the answer page (The capital city itself) click on the capital city name and again you will be linked to information about that capital city. It’s highly recommended to use these features if some capital cities prove difficult for you to memorise. Learn a little more about each countrys’ capital and you’ll recall it better when asked for a country’s capital.

BONUS

Once you’ve run through a number of flashcards, play them backwards by hitting the back button on your browser. In this way you can guess which country bolongs to which capital city. Re-inforcing your memory of each country’s capital city.

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